back door backdoor | a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position), he got his job through the back door |
trap-door spider | American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid |
back door backdoor back entrance | an entrance at the rear of a building |
barn door | the large sliding door of a barn |
bi-fold door | an interior door |
butt hinge | a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb |
car door | the door of a car |
cargo door | door used to load or unload cargo |
door | a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle, he knocked on the door, he slammed the door as he left |
door | a room that is entered via a door, his office is the third door down the hall on the left |
door | a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road), the office next door, they live two doors up the street from us |
doorway door room access threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building, the space that a door can close, he stuck his head in the doorway |
double door | two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed |
Dutch door half door | an exterior door divided in two horizontally, either half can be closed or open independently |
exterior door outside door | a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building |
fire door | a fireesistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire |
folding door accordion door | an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges) |
French door | a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length |
front door front entrance | exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building |
hatchback hatchback door | a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open |
hinge flexible joint | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
interior door | a door that closes off rooms within a building |
knuckle joint hinge joint | a joint allowing movement in one plane only |
latch door latch | spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key |
revolving door revolver | a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot, a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings |
screen door screen | a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting, used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door, he heard the screen slam as she left |
service door service entrance servant's entrance | an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse |
side door side entrance | an exterior door at one side of a building |
sliding door | a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging |
stage door | an entrance to the backstage area of theater, used by performers and other theater personnel |
storm door | an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter |
strap hinge joint hinge | a hinge with two long straps, one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame |
swing door swinging door | a door that swings on a double hinge, opens in either direction |
tee hinge T hinge | a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened, similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame |
trap door | a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling |
wicket wicket door wicket gate | small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door) |
door | anything providing a means of access (or escape), we closed the door to Haitian immigrants, education is the door to success |
open door | freedom of access, he maintained an open door for all employees |
hinge joint ginglymus ginglymoid joint | a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane |
back door backdoor | an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains |
open-door policy open door | the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries |
revolving door | an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership |
doorkeeper doorman door guard hall porter porter gatekeeper ostiary | someone who guards an entrance |
door prize | tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticket |
hinge | a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend, his absence is the hinge of our plan |
hinge | attach with a hinge |
show the door | ask to leave, I was shown the door when I asked for a raise |
depend on devolve on depend upon ride turn on hinge on hinge upon | be contingent on, The outcomes rides on the results of the election, Your grade will depends on your homework |
door-to-door house-to-house | omitting no one, from the door of one house to that of the next, a door-to-door campaign, house-to-house coverage |
door-to-door | (of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of origin to point of destination , the limousine offers door-to-door service |